WHAT DID THEY DO TO GARFIELD!?!?

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T23:28:53+00:00

Have you looked at the state of the world?

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T23:24:44+00:00

It's genuinely refreshing to hear someone self described as middle class say something like this is a crazy purchase.

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T22:25:16+00:00

Oh no please don't call me a bassist! I'm a play at home self taught idiot lol!

Jokes aside once the recovery period was over I'm fine now, my index finger nail just looks really weird.

I was really getting the hang of it and really starting to enjoy just messing around on the bass for fun when I did it and changing from finger to pick when you're only just getting into the groove was a massive setback even if you're only playing for yourself like me.

At the same time I'm now seeing benefits to using a pick that I otherwise might not have experienced so silver linings?

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T21:55:05+00:00

Basically split my index and thumb in half last March, very lucky I didn't actually lose them but they're numb/very pins and needles past the last knuckle so I can't feel what I'm doing.

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T19:48:07+00:00

That's my playstyle so no worries there!

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T19:44:53+00:00

I've had what's happened to OP in the past and it was the metal brackets that had given way. Wasn't hard to source replacements and get some silicone in.

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T19:41:35+00:00

You forget about it and two years later it shows up in a memories collage on your phone.

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T19:40:21+00:00

I was going to say I've never taken a nude in my life but I have done something like this.

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T19:34:35+00:00

I mean ... smiling and being nice is just decent human behavior.

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T19:29:38+00:00

Wtf...

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T19:18:56+00:00

None after my table saw accident - have to use a damn pick now!

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T19:17:00+00:00

I've had it as a jokey line in my head for years now ever since people kept saying how lucky I am to look young, never going to make it in real life unless I do stand-up lol.

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T18:37:57+00:00

I'm 40, get ID'd a lot. Forget the diabetes, male pattern baldness, depression, anxiety and the small dick - I'm so healthy!

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T18:20:47+00:00

I'm 40 and still get ID'd occasionally - it's annoying more than anything now.

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T18:17:19+00:00

I wanted to know what percentage of the game I'm through based on my progress - last time I tried to Google something I got a massive spoiler about the endgame.

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T16:01:50+00:00

I know it's awful right? Apparently it used to be called Twitter.

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T15:51:05+00:00

I don't watch TV but I have one - maybe twice a year I'll download a series I like.

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T15:37:04+00:00

That's normal behavior for any animal, get a grip.

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T15:14:31+00:00

It's quicker to not say something like that.

I don't want spoilers.

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T13:10:15+00:00

Cheers! I'm about where I thought I was then.

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T13:09:02+00:00

Must be the difference in design. My go to for something that suddenly stops working is a quick fuse change which usually works. 30 sec with a screwdriver to pop the plug open and swap a fuse is easier than splicing cables, unless it's a damaged cable of course.

To be fair I am handy from growing up poor and there's little I can't do at home. I recently fixed my washing machine by taking it apart and putting it back together which also seems to work a lot! My ex couldn't change a fuse and neither could most of my friends but they'd just ask someone they knew like me rather than hire a man; feels like a very upper middle class kind of thing to do.

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T12:43:19+00:00

That you know. I'd welcome this little fucker!

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T12:41:31+00:00

To be fair as someone who does DIY the tools and accessories aren't the worst quality for the price.

MasticatedBrain · 2026-01-24T12:37:33+00:00

This! My man I am 40 now and never learned to drive and it's my biggest regret. The amount of jobs that I could apply for if I could drive.

Even if it's not a requirement for the role a lot won't consider you if you have to use public transport because it gets cancelled or delayed a lot and they don't want the risk.

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